"Phil the dog is one of the most admirable and engaging male characters you are likely to encounter between the pages of a book this year. His relations with the woman who has the good fortune to share his life are handled with exemplary insight, delicacy, and humor." - J.M. Coetzee "Herman writes with great good humor about a puppy invasion on a lonely life." - New York Times Book Review "Herman's spare novella is a haiku of loneliness and human redemption." -- Entertainment Weekly "Told with humor, insight, and intelligence, this novel is as thought--provoking as it is charming." - Booklist "Dog is a novel for any of us, of whatever age, who have taken a look at our lives and wondered how we became who we are.

" - Boston Globe "A tender story about aging and loneliness, about how you need to trust your own crazy feelings, and about how dogs can teach you to feel again." - Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures "Herman writes graciously about how we take other souls into our lives.She's nimble, concise, and never mawkish." - The Bark Magazine.